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‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Trailer By Jon Christensen/April 13, 2011 11:55 pm EST Watch the trailer in high definition on Apple. Official Plot Synopsis: James Franco plays “a young, driven scientist who becomes a crucial figure in the war between humans and apes.” John Lithgow plays Franco’s father, also a scientist, Freida Pinto plays a primatologist who helps Franco, Brian Cox plays “the villainous owner of a primate sanctuary who runs the facility without compassion for the animals that live there,” Tom Felton is the son of Brian Cox’s character, and through performance capture and WETA created visual effects, Andy Serkis plays Caesar, the chimp who leads the simian revolt....

‘The Purge: Anarchy’ Trailer #2: The Most Dangerous Game By Angie Han/June 23, 2014 12:20 pm EST For those who felt the first The Purge was too limited and too familiar, The Purge: Anarchy takes the same basic premise but goes in a bolder, more extreme direction. Once again, the story is set in a dystopian America where, in a ghastly effort to weed out the weak and let the strong blow off steam, all crime has been legalized for one twelve-hour period per year....

‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’ Is The Culmination Of Film As Commerce By David Chen/June 27, 2014 1:00 pm EST But maybe that’s okay. Because Transformers: Age of Extinction is still going to make a billion dollars worldwide. It’s the most Michael Bay film that Michael Bay ever Bay’ed. This film is the logical culmination of film as commerce. Let’s explore why. The product placement is more egregious than ever - Shots of characters in distress take great pains to linger on logos of sponsoring brands, such as Cadillac....

A Cast Of Kings - An Interview With Bryan Cogman, Writer And Co-Producer Of Game Of Thrones By David Chen/May 12, 2014 9:32 pm EST This week, Joanna and David chat with Bryan Cogman, a writer and co-producer of Game of Thrones. Cogman wrote this week’s episode, “The Laws of Gods and Men.” We chat with Cogman about crafting scenes that never appeared in the book, which characters are his favorite to write, the tumultuous first season of the show, dealing with zealous Game of Thrones fans, and writing one the most memorable courtroom scenes ever....

Animated Geek Deals: Ice Age $4.41, Rio $6, Horton Hears A Who $6, Ice Age: The Meltdown $11, Rio $10 And More By Peter Sciretta/May 23, 2013 1:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Cool Stuff: Limited Edition $1000 ‘Harry Potter: From Page To Screen’ Box Set By Germain Lussier/Nov. 26, 2012 3:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. What do you get for that huge chunk of change? Seven never-before-published books chronicling the creation of the eight Harry Potter films, a limited edition version of an eighth book, all bound in a gorgeous package. Only 3000 will ever be made so check out some images and a trailer after the jump....

Darren Aronofsky’s Robocop By Peter Sciretta/July 9, 2008 1:17 am EST When MGM first announced they were developing a Robocop remake, I was one of the few who thought it had potential. But when I heard they were thinking of making the project in 3D, I lost all hope. This would have probably result in a PG-13 theme park ride on the big screen. I mean, that’s like making a PG-rated Beverly Hills Cop movie....

Four New Vince Vaughn Projects By Peter Sciretta/July 31, 2007 11:09 am EST He is also now set to star alongside Reese Witherspoon in New Line’s comedy Four Christmases. According to THR, the film is about a couple (played by Vaughn and Witherspoon) who struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents’ homes during the Christmas holidays. Scripted by Matt Allen and Caleb Wilson, a director has not yet been attached....

Gallery Nucleus And Acme Debut Comic Con 2014 Art Prints By Peter Sciretta/July 24, 2014 5:00 am EST We’ve written a bunch about Mondo’s plans for 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, but a couple of other exhibitors are premiering Comic Con 2014 art prints at the convention. After the jump you can see a list of new art prints from Gallery Nucleus and Acme making their debut at the show this week....

Joe Cornish Won’t Direct ‘Star Trek 3’ By Angie Han/Dec. 9, 2013 12:07 pm EST After directing two Star Trek movies, J.J. Abrams took himself out of the running to direct the third by accepting the Star Wars Episode VII gig instead. Ever since then, one of the big questions surrounding Star Trek 3 has been who who would take his place. As of last month, Joe Cornish, director of Attack the Block and co-writer of Ant-Man, was said to be the favorite....

Jon M. Chu Returning For ‘G.I. Joe 3’ By Angie Han/June 11, 2013 4:45 pm EST Director Jon M. Chu was kind of a surprising pick for G.I. Joe: Retaliation back in the day. Sure, he’d had some experience shooting action, but mostly of the dancing variety, in films like Step Up 2: The Streets, Step Up 3D, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. Not so much the military battle kind....

Joss Whedon’s ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Adds ‘Angel’ Alum J. August Richards By Angie Han/April 5, 2013 4:30 pm EST Joss Whedon’s habit of calling back former Whedonverse alums is well established. But with the exception of Clark Gregg, who’ll reprise his role from the movies as Agent Phil Coulson, the cast of S.H.I.E.L.D. has so far been populated with all-new faces. (Well, new to Whedon.) That changed today, as former Angel star J....

LOL: Netflix Bug (Or Marketing Stunt) Creates Movies We’d Love To See By Angie Han/May 23, 2014 2:00 pm EST It’s a favorite complaint of cinephiles that there just don’t seem to be any original ideas left in Hollywood anymore. But Netflix, it seems, has plenty to spare. Or at least a bug within the service’s works does. A glitch has led the system to combine synopses of completely separate movies, leading to delightfully bizarre mash-up summaries like “A reprogrammed Terminator arrives from the future to protect young John Connor from a relentless shape-shifting cyborg gumball machine....

Lou Ferrigno Says Solo Hulk Movie Will Follow ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ By Russ Fischer/May 2, 2014 11:30 am EST We’re back in the same place we seem to land in every few months: with talk of a new solo Hulk movie. With the Hulk appearing in Avengers: Age of Ultron, there’s new talk of when the big green guy might show up in a third solo film. Lou Ferrigno, who played the Hulk on television from 1977 to 1982 and voices the current incarnation of the irradiated monster, continues to insist that we’ll see another solo Hulk outing as part of Marvel’s Phase Three....

Movie Trailer: Jodie Foster’s ‘The Beaver,’ With Mel Gibson By Russ Fischer/Dec. 3, 2010 7:50 pm EST Earlier this year, when audio recordings of Mel Gibson’s rants against his girlfriend were released, one of the first casualties seemed to be Summit’s film The Beaver, which Jodie Foster directed and in which she co-stars with the actor. She defended him and the film, and Summit took the movie to ground to wait out the first swell of controversy....

New Details On Guillermo Del Toro’s Haunted House Movie ‘Crimson Peak, Plus New ‘Pacific Rim’ Images By Russ Fischer/Feb. 18, 2013 4:35 pm EST Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 film, Pacific Rim, is looking good, but I’m almost more interested in his follow-up. The next project, Crimson Peak, will be the director’s own version of the sort of haunted house movie that mostly went out of fashion years ago. Del Toro has talked about making the movie as a big-budget scare ride — something like The Haunting, or The Innocent, “with the house built magnificently,” as he says of those films....

Page 2: Star Wars, Mulholland Drive, Harry Potter, Transformers, BTTF, Avatar, Muppets, TWD, Charlie Brown, Boxtrolls, Firefly By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 25, 2014 4:00 pm EST Header Photo: Galactic Evolution t-shirt From ‘Star Wars’ to ‘Robot Chicken’: The Long, Strange Career of Mark Hamill ‘The Imitation Game’ with Benedict Cumberbatch Gets a Familiar Poster 14 Film Projects Up for SF Film Society Grants ‘The Harry Potter EP’, An Indie Rock Album by Jonathan Mann Based on the ‘Harry Potter’ Series...

Paul Greengrass And Scott Rudin Will Chronicle Dr. Martin Luther King After All; Wild Bunch Backs ‘Memphis’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 19, 2012 10:30 am EST When Universal was shedding projects in 2011, one that was dropped was Memphis, a chronicle of Martin Luther King, Jr. from producer Scott Rudin and director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93). The film was ambitiously scheduled, with a hopeful release date set for this year’s MLK holiday, and with Greengrass not being noted for his post-production speed....

Superhero Bits: Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Flash, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Batman Vs. Superman, Fantastic Four By Germain Lussier/Feb. 4, 2014 5:30 pm EST Want to see some cool fan made stuff from Batman vs. Superman? What Easter Eggs are in the new trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier? Who was cast in The Flash and when is it filming? Did Josh Trank comment on recent Fantastic Four rumors?...

Two New ‘Big Hero 6’ Posters Feature The Cute And Powerful Robot Baymax By Russ Fischer/June 9, 2014 8:30 am EST Disney has released two new posters for Big Hero 6, the film based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name. It’s Disney’s first animated Marvel adaptation. Both posters show the big robot Baymax, and really highlight his nature as a cute and probably very powerful robot. He looks a bit like the offspring of Wall-E’s Eve and the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man — at least when he’s out of his armor....